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Homer Junior High School

Public Grades 5-8
439th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 452 Louisiana Middle Schools
Better than 3% of Louisiana middle schools
Summary

Homer Junior High School in Homer, LA, serves 232 students in grades 5 through 8 within the Claiborne Parish school district, a community where over 94% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, Homer Junior High faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 3% of all Louisiana middle schools. For example, in mathematics, only 23% of students are proficient, compared to 47% at nearby Webster Junior High School in the Webster Parish district and 62% statewide. English Language Arts proficiency is 42%, versus 53% at Webster and 70% statewide. Chronic absenteeism is a major barrier, with 29.4% of students missing significant school, higher than Webster’s 24.0% and the state average of 22.5%. However, there is a bright spot: the school’s Special Education students rank in the 21st percentile statewide, suggesting targeted support is working for this group.

On a positive note, the school has dramatically improved its student-teacher ratio from 23.3:1 in 2022-2023 to an excellent 11:1 in 2024-2025—now better than Webster’s 13.6:1. This investment in staffing has not yet boosted test scores, raising questions about how to translate smaller classes into academic gains. Additionally, 6th graders show a critical drop in performance, with only 18% proficient in math and social studies, indicating a need for extra support during the transition to middle school. While the school’s overall performance has been stuck in the bottom 10% for years, these structural improvements offer a foundation for future progress.

232
Students ?
11.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,700
Per pupil spending ?
95.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 612 Pelican Drive
       Homer, LA  71040

(318) 927-2826

District: Claiborne Parish

Racial breakdown:

African American:
86.6%
White:
7.8%
Two or more races:
2.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Louisiana average (30% vs 62% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school30%
District avg39%
Louisiana avg62%
439th of 452
Louisiana public middle schools ?
Bottom 3%▼ down 17 pts since 2016
From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
100th of 116Claiborne Parish among Louisiana districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20264.9439 of 4522.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20259.4416 of 4476.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.7425 of 4495.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.4439 of 4655.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.9437 of 4605.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.0442 of 4593.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.4416 of 4497.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.6371 of 4119.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201727.0344 of 43721.3%★☆☆☆☆
201625.2350 of 43519.5%★☆☆☆☆
201529.2370 of 48223.2%★☆☆☆☆
201414.5418 of 47011.1%★☆☆☆☆
201317.2394 of 45713.8%★☆☆☆☆
201227.1344 of 44222.2%★☆☆☆☆
201126.7351 of 41214.8%★☆☆☆☆
201029.5323 of 40820.8%★☆☆☆☆
200933.5317 of 42525.4%★☆☆☆☆
200825.5336 of 41318.6%★☆☆☆☆
200724.6323 of 39618.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202610.7328 of 3444.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202520.3298 of 34413.4%★☆☆☆☆
202413.8307 of 3337.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.2337 of 3606.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.9326 of 3609.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.1334 of 3525.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.0300 of 33811.2%★☆☆☆☆
201837.1212 of 31332.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20264.6427 of 4341.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.1386 of 4157.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.2396 of 4154.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.6425 of 4444.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.5413 of 4416.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.8409 of 4417.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.2398 of 4184.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20266.5437 of 4502.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202515.3389 of 43711.0%★☆☆☆☆
20248.9416 of 4446.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.4432 of 4595.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.5436 of 4584.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.9430 of 4555.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.1404 of 4306.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.9337 of 40316.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20267.6419 of 4353.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.8381 of 4148.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.4399 of 4266.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.7419 of 4435.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.1426 of 4423.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.4435 of 4421.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.6391 of 4186.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202526.0133 of 16820.8%★☆☆☆☆
202222.3167 of 20618.9%★☆☆☆☆
202114.0202 of 2103.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.1194 of 2024.0%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20199.4335 of 3504.3%☆☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Special Education (2025)21st percentile+14 vs school
African American (2026)5th percentile~ school
White (2019)4th percentile-3 vs school
Male (2026)4th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school
By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts42%-28 vs state
Social Studies26%-29 vs state
Mathematics23%-39 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Homer Junior High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 232 students attended Homer Junior High School.

Homer Junior High School ranks in the bottom 2.9% of Louisiana middle schools.

Students at Homer Junior High School are 87% African American, 8% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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2025–26 LEAP test scoresJul 6, 2026
2023–24 dropout ratesFeb 24, 2026
2023–24 school spending dataDec 1, 2025
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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